tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post2089349627855325477..comments2023-10-23T12:09:50.512-04:00Comments on Clergy Confidential: Is Snark Un-Christian?Tim Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913584491460599491noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-78717241605188094752012-09-10T15:57:10.000-04:002012-09-10T15:57:10.000-04:00Well, first of all, I guess this ...Well, first of all, I guess this is a topic I missed in seminary so I must deal with it first before commenting on clerical use of the term. What, pray tell, are the seven habits of the highly dysfunctional? When I was a child, I was not allowed to talk back to adults under any circumstances. Believing, even to this day, that such rules cause children to adopt other non-verbal weapons of defense, mine became the stare,<br>a surly non-blinking stare that signified (at least to me) utter contempt. This is to say that the use of "snark" is one of the few defense weapons, somewhat akin to mine, available to clergy and I truly believe that you, dear Padre, are a past master of the proper use of the word.....dare I even say, a past/present/and future master? I suggest you use it to your heart's content.aleathia (Dolores) nicholsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-87088582276219928462012-09-11T08:32:19.000-04:002012-09-11T08:32:19.000-04:00(Aren't you the guy who wore the "surly w...(Aren't you the guy who wore the "surly waiter" button at the Boar's Head Festival?) Thanks for the definition of "snark" - though I'm not sure all snarkheads practice it the way you define it. And Jesus was only sarcastic to those who deserved it. BTW, your comment about Bieber reminds me of John Lennon's comment a generation ago - "the Beatles are more popular than Jesus" - which was taken WAY out of context.Cynthia Hallashttp://www.fourthwallpriest.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-77212971314834608242012-09-10T06:26:58.000-04:002012-09-10T06:26:58.000-04:00I bet Jesus would keep it under 140 characters, bu...I bet Jesus would keep it under 140 characters, but I doubt Paul would.laffturhttp://gravatar.com/laffturnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-31853053092004645762012-09-10T05:47:29.000-04:002012-09-10T05:47:29.000-04:00First, I am astonished that you would recommend fo...First, I am astonished that you would recommend following your arch-nemesis! I just don't know how to take that! Second, I'm a little disappointed that you didn't go for words like "snarkastic" or "snarcasm" - nothing like coining a new phrase! And finally, on the topic of Yiddish, I drove a parishioner crazy over the course of our yard sale preparations by repeatedly using the word "tchochkes" (sure hope I spelled it right!). Not snarky, really, but fun.Sarah Brockmannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-50174502911563511362012-09-10T06:04:39.000-04:002012-09-10T06:04:39.000-04:00According to the OED, Snarky adjective (snarkier,...According to the OED, <br>Snarky adjective (snarkier, snarkiest) (N. Amer.) (informal) <br>sharply critical: snarky remarks.<br><br>- ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from dialect verb snark ‘snore, snort’, ‘find fault’.<br><br>Snark itself as a noun dates back to Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" although it is a bit different, although still relevant:<br><br>Snark: noun an imaginary animal (used typically with reference to a task or goal that is elusive or impossible to achieve): pinning down the middle classes is like the hunting of the snark.Allienoreply@blogger.com